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Historically, the word shishi may refer to any wild four-legged animal, and some of these dances with different beasts may therefore also be referred to as shishi-mai. [58] The dance may also sometimes feature tigers (tora) or qilin (kirin). [67] Festival of Miyazaki Shrine, Japan. In Okinawa, a similar dance exists, though the lion there is ...
A traditional folk dance (鹿踊り, "deer dance") from northern Japan, primarily preserved in Iwate, Miyagi, and Uwajima regions. Performers wear deer-head masks (shishi-gashira) with hanging cloth covering their upper bodies, and perform vigorous jumping movements imitating deer.
Shishi kagura – a form of lion dance, in which a group of dancers take on the role of the lion (shishi) and parade around the town. The lion mask and costume is seen as, in some ways, embodying the spirit of the lion, and this is a form of folk worship and ritual, as other forms of lion dances are in Japan and elsewhere.
A slower type of dance is the jo no mai, which is also done by a female, sometimes dressed up as a ghost of a noble woman, a spirit, or a deity. A male's dance is otoko mai. In otoko mai the performer does not wear a mask and is portraying the character as being heroic. Another male dance is kami mai, where the dancer acts as though he is a ...
Foo Dog in Tattoo Art. Meaning and Design Ideas. A blog about the adventures of a Foo Dog statue all over the United States. Netsuke: masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains many representations of Chinese guardian lions
Originally staged for a private dance recital in 1861, it was later expanded and reused in July 1872 as the fourth act for another play at the Murayama-za in Tokyo. Renjishi continued to evolve, with two different sets of music being used (both still performed), and the comic interlude added in 1901. [ 1 ]
Chigo no Mai of Kawaguchi (河口の稚児の舞, Kawaguchi no chigo no mai) [169] April 25 (Magomi Festival (孫見祭)) and July 28 (Daidai Festival (太々御神楽祭)) Dance of about 10 young girls accompanied by drums, hourglass-shaped drums, and flutes considered as a type of daidai kagura. The dance has been designated under Criteria 2, 3.
Kusemai (曲舞, くせまい) is a dance-like art form originating from medieval Japan (roughly, the Kamakura and Muromachi Periods). It was particularly popular during Japan's Nanboku Period (CE1336-1392) up through the end of the rest of the Muromachi Period (CE 1336–1573).